This tutorial will show you how to choose color themes and effects for Dynamic Lighting devices for your account in Windows 11.
If you have Dynamic Lighting-compatible devices (such as LED-lit keyboards, mice, case lighting, or other devices), you can control them both individually or as a group through Windows Settings.
When connected, compatible devices will show up as cards along the top of the page. Select these cards to change individual device settings. Below these cards you can find global Dynamic Lighting settings, where changes affect all connected devices.
You can select colors and effects for your Dynamic Lighting devices.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.4541 (23H2) and build 22631.4534 (24H2), when no compatible...
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This tutorial will show you how to change the LED brightness level of Dynamic Lighting RGB devices for your account in Windows 11.
If you have Dynamic Lighting-compatible devices (such as LED-lit keyboards, mice, case lighting, or other devices), you can control them both individually or as a group through Windows Settings.
When connected, compatible devices will show up as cards along the top of the page. Select these cards to change individual device settings. Below these cards you can find global Dynamic Lighting settings, where changes affect all connected devices.
You can set the LED brightness on your connected RGB devices in Dynamic Lighting settings.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.4541 (23H2) and build 22631.4534...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off letting compatible apps in the foreground always control lighting for your account in Windows 11.
If you have Dynamic Lighting-compatible devices (such as LED-lit keyboards, mice, case lighting, or other devices), you can control them both individually or as a group through Windows Settings.
When connected, compatible devices will show up as cards along the top of the page. Select these cards to change individual device settings. Below these cards you can find global Dynamic Lighting settings, where changes affect all connected devices.
A Windows app can control HID LampArray devices when the app is in the foreground and when it's in the background (also known as ambient lighting)...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the account picture menu on the Start screen for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The account picture menu (aka: "user tile menu") on the Start menu allows you to Change account settings, Lock the computer, Sign out, or switch user.
If you like, you can completely remove the user tile and account picture menu from the Start menu.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start#start-hideusertile
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the account picture menu on the Start menu.
EXAMPLE: Add or remove account picture menu on Start menu
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you want...
This tutorial will show you how to save a sound theme for your account in Windows 11.
A sound theme is a set of sounds applied to events in Windows and programs.
After you change your system sounds, you can save it as a sound theme to have available to select as a sound scheme.
Each sound scheme is saved as a subkey under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Names key in Registry Editor for the current user.
Here's How:
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on the Personalization on the left side, and click/tap on Themes on the right side. (see screenshot below)
Open Themes settings
3 Click/tap on Sounds at the top. (see screenshot below)
You can also open Run (Win+R), copy and paste rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the D: Drive in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
All drives are shown under the This PC group in the navigation pane of File Explorer by default.
Removable drives are shown as separate groups in the navigation pane of File Explorer by default in addition to being shown under the This PC group in the navigation pane.
You could Pin to Quick access any drive to have it under the Home group in the navigation pane.
If you like, you can add the D: Drive as its own separate group to the top or bottom of the navigation pane of File Explorer for even easier and faster access.
EXAMPLE: "D: Drive" at top or bottom of navigation pane in File Explorer...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show labels on taskbar pins for your account in Windows 11.
The taskbar in Windows 11 shows the Start menu, Search, Task View, Widgets, Chat, File Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Microsoft Store buttons (icons) aligned to the center by default.
If you have more than one display connected to your PC, then you can show the taskbar on all displays instead of just on the main display.
The main taskbar is the taskbar with the clock and system tray icons on it, and is on your main display. Taskbars that show on other displays not set as your main display do have the clock (if turned on), but does not show the system tray icons on them.
Starting with Windows 11 build 23466 (Dev) and build...
This tutorial will show you how to show or hide notification icons that appear in the taskbar corner overflow menu for your account in Windows 11.
The taskbar corner overflow menu (Show hidden icons menu) in Windows 11 shows the hidden notification icons on the system tray for apps.
You can turn on or off system tray icons to appear either on the system tray (on) or in the taskbar corner overflow menu (off).
If you turn off an app's notification icon, its icon will show in the taskbar corner overflow menu and not on the taskbar system tray.
If you turn on an app's notification icon, its icon will show on the taskbar system tray and not in the taskbar corner overflow menu.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22621.1344, you can move...
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the New context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The New context menu allows users to create a new Folder, Library, Shortcut, Bitmap image, Text Document, and Compressed (zipped) Folder by default in the current location.
The New context menu will only have Folder available in system locations.
The New context menu will only have Library available in Libraries.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the New context menu.
This will not affect the New drop menu on the File Explorer (Win+E) command bar below.
EXAMPLE: New context menu
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.
To Add New Context...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off using Dynamic Lighting on RGB devices for your account in Windows 11.
Lighted accessories have been on the rise and can add energy and emotion to your PC experience. Today, many of these accessories rely on third-party apps and integrations that are highly fragmented. With Dynamic Lighting, Windows users will be able to effortlessly set up and customize their devices with RGB lights directly from Windows Settings. It has never been easier to help all your RGB accessories seamlessly work together for Windows apps.
If you have Dynamic Lighting-compatible devices (such as LED-lit keyboards, mice, case lighting, or other devices), you can control them both individually or as a group...
This tutorial will show you how to change the size of scrollbars for you account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can change the height and width size of scrollbars in Windows to be as thick or thin as you want.
This will not affect the size of scrollbars used in Microsoft Store apps and any modern UI like Settings or Start menu.
Some third party apps may use their own scrollbar size instead.
EXAMPLE: Default and larger scrollbar size in File Explorer
Here's How:
1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
step22 Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
Change Scrollbar Buttons Size to be Smaller or Larger
A) In the right pane...
This tutorial will show you how to change how many times taskbar apps flash for your account in Windows 11.
The icon of an app or service will flash orange/red with animation on the taskbar when attention is needed for it.
Usually, this happens when an app opens minimized or behind another window.
By default, the app icon on the taskbar will flash 7 times with an orange/red color, then stay highlighted to get your attention to click/tap on or open.
ForegroundFlashCount specifies the number of times the taskbar button flashes to notify the user that the system has activated a background window. If the time elapsed since the last user input exceeds the value of the ForegroundLockTimeout entry, the window will automatically be brought...
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